Egg-tester.



C. W. HOLMES.

EGG TESTER.

APPLICATION FILED 0016.1916- Patented Apr. 10, 1917.

anew/M1 LES, IKIIINESOTA.

Application. filed. Gctohcr 8, 1916.

To all wiwm it may concern:

Be it lcnown that l, (inns ll". licence, a citizen of. the United States, residing at Staples, in the county of Todd and t ltate Minnesota, have invented new and useful ln'mrovenients in l lgrg-'lesters ot which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to testers and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

in object of the invention to proridc a tester of simple structure having means t'or completing an electric circuit to a lai'nplnilh when the areplaccd in position upon the tester whereby the said bulb illuihinatec and the contents of the egg shells may be-observml to ascertain if the eggs are in proper condition for market or other pun poses.

in the accompanying drawingz- I Figure 1 is aperspective View of the egg tester showinga side thereof in open posi tion whereby the interior oi the tester may be observed.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View of the same.

The egg tester comprises a box 1 which is Formed of tin or an other sheet metal and which is provided with a pivotallv mounted top 2 and a hinged side i. The top 2 provided with a suitable number of apertures l upon which the eggs may be placed. A standard (3 is located within the box 1 and supports a socket member 7. A lamp bulb F; is connected with the socket member *1 in the usual anner. l'Vires ll lead into through the end of thy box 1 and one (15' the said wires is connected with the sorlcri; nrinber and the other wire is connected with a push button 10 located upon the bottom of the box and which of the usual torn] of switch button. ."l post ll depends tron; the top 2 and the lower end of the said post is just above the button 10. A bracket is adjustablv mounted at one end of the said box 1 and a spring l3 is interposed between the said bracket and the top 2 and is under tension with a tendcucv to hold the tree edge portion of the said top elevated where.- by the lower end oi the post 11 is normally spaced l'roin the said button l0.

lv'hcn eggs are placed over the 4 ol' the top 2 the weight ot the cipecitication of Let LETS Patent.

swings the top 2 ii whereby the lower 0 in contact with 'th closes the switch by an electric the box transpmcnt or and to ascertain it condition for n' arlce top the tension of the play' wherein the top is elevated ten 10 and the the egg 'bulb is ii'rterrupted.

the

a downward direction ncl of the post 11 comes e push button 10 mechanism thereof wherecircuit is completed along the wires 51 to the bull) R which is -illumi and the low post 11. is moved aw same automaticall not being; used For tesingr. it will simple in use the device use.

llavi up; claimed is a hit posed between the l bearing looselx an electric light bulb locatcd in the d in the body.

button locate from the button.

in testinioin whereof l alilx my signature.

lV. Evil? 0 JOHN ALFRED li atented Apia it), 191?. If.

Serial No. 124,126.

noted ioused in re rendered partially t :anslucent thus -II(1 akingg it giiosslbie to observe "the cont ents of the shell are in proper 01' other purposes. As soon as the eggs are removed from the pring 13 comes into free edge portion of the er end of Ithe ay from the push butsaid button thus operates under its spring whereby the switch is opened and the electric circuit to Thus the lamp is eX- tin rnished and the currei'it is cut oil from y when the device is ting the e 'ogs. the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawbe seen that an egg tester of structure is providml, and that the same may be economical greously used l'or asccrtaini the lamp ly and ad antang the condition of die contents oi" the egg shells and when not automatically assumes a condition which interrupts the electric currentthus preventing the bulb from remainin; ilhin'iinatcd when the device is not in described the invention what is a bod; having v mountedtop n'acket adjust- )ody. a spring intcrvrackct and the top and at its ends against the same, body, a said button and bulb being: connected in open circuit with a source of clcctricitv. and a post carried by the top and havnrc its end norma'llv spaced 

